Tutorial GPO - OneDrive configuration [ Step by step ] (2024)

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GPO - OneDrive configuration

Would you like to learn how to use a group policy to configure OneDrive? In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a group policy to manage the OneDrive configuration automatically on all computers in the domain.

• Windows 2012 R2
• Windows 2016
• Windows 2019
• Windows 10
• Windows 7

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Tutorial GPO - Configure the OneDrive

On the domain controller, download the latest version of the OneDrive.

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Double-click the application named ONEDRIVESETUP.

Perform the installation of the OneDrive software.

As an Administrator, start an elevated command-line.

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Access the ONEDRIVE application directory.

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Here is the command output.

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In our example, the OneDrive version installed was 21.073.0411.0002.

Access the directory named ADM and copy the ADMX file to the Policy definitions directory.

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Access the correct language subdirectory.

Copy the ADML files to the correct language directory inside the Policy definitions.

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The system offers the ADML files for multiple languages.

On the domain controller, open the group policy management tool.

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Create a new group policy.

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Enter a name for the new group policy.

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In our example, the new GPO was named: MY-GPO.

On the Group Policy Management screen, expand the folder named Group Policy Objects.

Right-click your new Group Policy Object and select the Edit option.

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On the group policy editor screen, expand the Computer configuration folder and locate the following item.

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Here are the OneDrive configuration options.

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Perform the desired group policy configurations.

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To save the group policy configuration, you need to close the Group Policy editor.

Congratulations! You have finished the GPO creation.

Tutorial GPO - Microsoft OneDrive

On the Group policy management screen, you need to right-click the Organizational Unit desired and select the option to link an existent GPO.

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In our example, we are going to link the group policy named MY-GPO to the root of the domain.

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After applying the GPO you need to wait for 10 or 20 minutes.

During this time the GPO will be replicated to other domain controllers.

In our example, we created a GPO to configure the Microsoft OneDrive.

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